061 The Witcher Remake has been announced, hints at new Naughty Dog IP, study shows games improve brains, and plenty more!

//DeadDrop{TRANSFER}:"27th October, 2022"// Today's transfer includes CDPR’s announcement of The Witcher Remake (Canis Majoris), news on Fallout 4 Update and TV Show, study shows cognitive benefits of gaming, Uncharted PC port tanks, and plenty more! Welcome to The Dead Drop, your secret cache of game news delivered safely and securely to your podcast player.

Sources for the stories in this episode:

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Story 1: Fallout 4 Next-Gen Update coming next year

https://riseupgamer.com/bethesda-announces-next-gen-update-for-fallout-4-coming-next-year/

Story 2: Reports of RTX 4090 melting ATX connectors and adaptor

https://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/matthew-wilson/nvidia-investigating-reports-of-melting-rtx-4090-power-adapters/

Story 3: Creative Assembly investigating allegations of workplace abuse

https://www.pcgamer.com/creative-assembly-vows-investigation-after-deeply-concerning-and-serious-allegations-of-workplace-abuse/

Story 4: Uncharted PC port release does not do well!

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2022/10/uncharted-pc-port-has-lowest-player-count-of-any-sony-game-at-launch

Quick Headlines:

QH 1: Study shows cognitive benefits for kids playing games

https://www.digitaljournal.com/business/video-games-could-improve-kids-brains-study/article

QH 2: Playstation Plus Essential lineup for November

https://www.eurogamer.net/playstation-plus-essential-lineup-for-november-leaks

QH 3: Star Wars Eclipse story details leak despite early development

https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/star-wars-eclipse-story-details-leak-game-still-in-early-development/

QH 4: Apple is taking 30% of NFT sales as in-app purchase fee

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/apple-will-take-30-of-all-in-app-nft-sales-according-to-new-app-store-guidance/

QH 5: Amazon shows us first look at Fallout TV show

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/amazon-offers-first-look-at-the-fallout-tv-show/

QH 6: Court of Appeal denies Activision petition to dismiss gender discrimination lawsuit

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/court-of-appeal-denies-activision-petition-to-dismiss-gender-discrimination-lawsuit

QH 7: The first Witcher game is being remade in Unreal Engine 5

https://www.thewitcher.com/en/news/46225/the-witcher-remake-is-in-development

QH 8: Sony building dev team with Visual Arts and Naughty Dog for new AAA title

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-is-building-a-new-dev-team-to-work-with-visual-arts-and-naughty-dog-on-a-aaa-title/

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